dweller

English

Etymology

From Middle English dweller, equivalent to dwell +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdwɛlə/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdwɛlɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɛlə(ɹ)

Noun

dweller (plural dwellers)

1. An inhabitant of a specific place; an inhabitant or denizen.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:inhabitant

   The new couple are apartment dwellers.

Derived terms

• basement-dweller
• basement dweller
• bydweller
• cave dweller
• cellar dweller
• city dweller, citydweller
• fringe dweller
• indweller
• night dweller
• outdweller
• shackdweller
• slum dweller, slumdweller
• town dweller, town-dweller, towndweller
• urban dweller
• valley dweller

 

Related terms

• dwell

Translations

inhabitant — see inhabitant

Middle English

Alternative forms

• dwellar, dwellare, dwellere

Etymology

From dwellen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdwɛlər(ə)/

Noun

dweller (plural dwellers)

1. dweller, inhabitant

Descendants

• English: dweller
• Yola: dwellerès, dwelleres (plural)

References

• “dweller, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.